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Hagia Sophia
The great domed church of Byzantium, later a mosque, and one of the world's architectural marvels.
- Editor's score
- 4.9
- Visit
- 1 h 15
- Price
- €€€
About
Completed in 537 under Emperor Justinian, Hagia Sophia was for nearly a thousand years the largest cathedral in the world. After the Ottoman conquest of 1453 it became a mosque, gaining minarets and vast calligraphic roundels, while Byzantine mosaics of Christ and the emperors still glimmer from its galleries.
Best time to go: Go early in the morning, dress modestly, and avoid the midday Friday prayers.
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